Coupling membrane separation and photocatalytic oxidation processes for the degradation of pharmaceutical pollutants

Water Research

Volumn 47, Issue 15, 2013, Pages 5647-5658

  Martinez F ^a   Lopez Munoz M J ^a   Aguado, J ^a   Melero, J A ^a   Arsuaga, J ^a   Sotto, A ^a   Molina, R ^a   Segura, Y ^a   Pariente, M I ^a   Revilla, A ^a   Cerro, L ^a   Carenas, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Nanofiltration; Pharmaceutical pollutants; Photo Fenton; Photocatalysis; Reverse osmosis

Indexed keywords

EFFLUENTS; HEMATITE; NANOFILTRATION MEMBRANES; OXIDATION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; POLLUTION; REVERSE OSMOSIS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

MEMBRANE NANOFILTRATION; MEMBRANE SEPARATION; MEMBRANE SYSTEM; OXIDATION PROCESS; PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOUNDS; PHARMACEUTICAL POLLUTANT; PHOTO-FENTON; PHOTO-FENTON SYSTEM; PHOTOCATALYTIC OXIDATIONS; RETENTION PROPERTIES;

NANOFILTRATION;

DICLOFENAC; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; NICOTINE; RANITIDINE; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE;

CATALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEGRADATION; DRUG; EFFLUENT; MEMBRANE; OSMOSIS; PHOTOOXIDATION; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CROSSFLOW FILTRATION; EFFLUENT; FLOW RATE; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; MEMBRANE FILTER; MINERALIZATION; NANOFILTRATION; OXIDATION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

NANOFILTRATION; PHARMACEUTICAL POLLUTANTS; PHOTO-FENTON; PHOTOCATALYSIS; REVERSE OSMOSIS;

CATALYSIS; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 84884417533     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.06.045     Document Type: Article

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